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ArticleNature communications2026

High-spin state dynamics and quintet-mediated emission in intramolecular singlet fission.

Jeannine Grüne, Steph Montanaro, Thomas W Bradbury, Ashish Sharma, Simon Dowland, Alexander J Gillett, Sebastian Gorgon, Oliver Millington, William K Myers, Jan Behrends and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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14 authors.

Jeannine GrüneCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. jeannine.grune@materials.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-0455
Steph MontanaroDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Thomas W BradburyDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-1194-5242
Ashish SharmaCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Simon DowlandCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Alexander J GillettCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7572-7333
Sebastian GorgonCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1361-1973
Oliver MillingtonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6787-8553
William K MyersCentre for Advanced Electron Spin Resonance, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5935-9112
Jan BehrendsFachbereich Physik, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1024-428X
Jenny ClarkDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9664-967X
Akshay RaoCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4261-0766
Hugo BronsteinCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0293-8775
Neil C GreenhamCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. ncg11@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-2432

Funding

RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/W017091/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-spin states in molecular systems hold significant interest for applications ranging from optoelectronics to quantum technologies. Spin states generated in intramolecular singlet fission are of particular relevance, yet the mechanisms controlling triplet-pair formation are not fully understood - especially the involvement of quintet states in luminescence at room temperature remains experimentally elusive. Here, we investigate high-spin state formation and emission in dimers and trimers comprising multiple diphenylhexatriene units. We demonstrate the formation of pure quintet states in all these oligomers, with quintet-mediated emission dominating delayed fluorescence up to room temperature. By distinguishing between the formation of weakly exchange-coupled triplet pairs and triplet excitons generated by intersystem crossing, we identify the methylated trimer as the only oligomer exhibiting exclusively the desired singlet fission route. These findings establish quintet-mediated delayed emission as a distinct spin-selective pathway and show how molecular structure directs high-spin formation, opening opportunities for room-temperature molecular quantum technologies.

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PMCPMC12823601

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